Security and Investigation Industry Act 1995
Div 4Other requirements
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Division 4—Other requirements 23S—Security agents, security industry trainers or directors may be required to provide fingerprints (1) The Commissioner may, by notice in writing, require— (a) the holder of a security agents licence, or, if the holder of a security agents licence is a body corporate, a director of the body corporate, to make arrangements to have his or her fingerprints taken; or (b) the holder of a security industry trainers licence to make arrangements to have his or her fingerprints taken. (2) As soon as reasonably practicable after fingerprints have been taken from a person pursuant to a requirement under subsection (1), the Commissioner of Police must make available to the Commissioner such information to which the Commissioner of Police has access about the identity, antecedents and criminal history of the person as the Commissioner of Police considers relevant. (3) If a person fails to comply with a notice under subsection (1), the Commissioner may, by notice in writing, require the person to make good the default. (4) If the holder of the licence is a body corporate and a notice is given under subsection (3) to a director of the body corporate, a copy of the notice must be given to the body corporate. (5) If a person fails to comply with a notice under subsection (3) within a time fixed by the notice (which may not be less than 28 days after service of the notice), the licence is cancelled. (6) The Commissioner must notify the holder of the licence in writing of the cancellation of the licence. (7) In this section— holder of a licence includes the holder of a licence that has been suspended. 23T—Security agent authorised to control crowds may be required to take part in psychological assessment or to undertake training (1) The Commissioner may, by notice in writing, require the holder of a security agents licence that authorises the licensee to perform the function of controlling crowds— (a) to take part, at the cost of the agent and within a specified period, in an approved psychological assessment; or (b) to complete a course of training approved by the Commissioner within a specified period and to provide the Commissioner with evidence that the course has been completed to a satisfactory standard as specified by the Commissioner. (2) If a person fails to comply with a notice under subsection (1), the Commissioner may, by notice in writing, require the agent to make good the default. (3) If the agent fails to comply with the notice under subsection (2) within a time fixed by the notice (which may not be less than 28 days after service of the notice), the agent's licence is cancelled. (4) The Commissioner must notify the agent in writing of the cancellation of the agent's licence. holder of a licence includes the holder of a licence that has been suspended.